Cuisinart MM-2M - Manual (Page 6)

Chopped food is watery:
• You are processing too long. Use quick pulses.
Hub of blade rises on shaft during operation:
• Unplug unit from outlet. Remove motor housing and
blade/shaft assembly from work bowl. Remove food from
work bowl and blade. Try to lock hub of blade to blade shaft
by twisting hub counterclockwise about 1/4 inch. If it won’t
twist and lock, food may be caught inside blade. Remove
blade/shaft assembly and clean inside of it carefully.
Reinsert blade/shaft assembly in bowl, add food and
replace motor housing.
Food collects on underside of motor housing:
• Scrape into work bowl with spatula.
Food collects in activator switch:
• Remove with tip of spatula.
Food hangs up on blade:
• You may be trying to process too much food.
• Carefully remove blade, remove pieces of food, and start
over again.
Liquid overflows:
• You may be trying to process too much food.
Work bowl becomes cloudy:
• Bowl material becomes clouded when hard foods like coffee
beans and spices are ground in it.
CLEANING AND STORAGE
Keep your Mini-Mate Plus ® Chopper/Grinder ready for use on a
kitchen counter. When it’s not being used, leave it unplugged.
Store blade in work bowl and store Mini-Mate Plus
®
Chopper/Grinder as you would sharp knives - out of the reach
of children.
To simplify cleaning, rinse work bowl and blade immediately after
use so food won’t dry on them. Wash blade/shaft assembly and
work bowl in warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry. Wash blade
carefully. Avoid leaving it in soapy water where it may disappear
from sight.
SAFETY REMINDERS
• Never operate the Mini-Mate Plus ® Chopper/Grinder motor
when work bowl is empty. Doing so may damage the
mechanism.
• Never operate the Mini-Mate Plus ® Chopper/Grinder more than
30 seconds at a time, more than 1 minute out of 5 minutes, or
more than 3 minutes an hour.
• The blades are very sharp. Never touch them when changing
blade position or removing blade from work bowl. Always
handle by blade shaft or blade hub. Always move blade away
from you when removing it from work bowl.
• Always unplug when not in use, or before taking off or putting
on parts, before cleaning or removing food from work bowl, etc.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Motor doesn’t start or blade doesn’t rotate:
• Check that plug is securely inserted in outlet.
• Check that blade is all the way down on post.
• Be sure to press down on motor housing while pressing and
releasing control button.
• Be sure to press only one control button at a time.
Motor continues to run after motor housing is removed from
work bowl:
• Immediately unplug motor housing. The activator switch on
the motor housing (under the switch cover, just beneath the
power cord) may have become clogged with food. Unplug the
motor housing and clean around the activator switch with the
tip of the spatula to remove any food. Use the spatula to push
the switch up and down a few times to make sure it moves
freely. Plug in and check for proper operation. If motor
continues to run when motor housing is removed, do not
use unit. Call Cuisinart Customer Service at number given
in Warranty Section.
Food is unevenly chopped:
• Either you are trying to chop too much food, or food was not
cut into small enough pieces before chopping.
Food is chopped too fine:
• You are processing too long. Use quick pulses.
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